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MONDAY, 23rd
OCTOBER 2017
Gold 29500
Silver 39750
The worlds third-biggest oil importer shipped in 10% more oil last month than a year earlier and about 19% more than in the previous month,
ship-tracking data showed.
Maintenance turnaround at some refineries led to Indian Oil Corp deferring the shutdown of its 300,000 bpd coastal Paradip refinery to April-
March.
The country added 170,000 bpd of capacity at plants owned by Bharat Petroleum Corp and HPCL-Mittal Energy, which are gradually ramping
up crude runs.
U.S. Midwest oil refiners boost output, cut region's dependence on Gulf Coast
U.S. refineries from Ohio to Minnesota are capitalizing on access to cheap crude from Western Canada and North Dakota oilfields, helping
their region break a historic dependence on fuel from the Gulf Coast while redrawing oil trade maps.
Since the early 2000s, crude and fuel flows from the Gulf Coast into the U.S. heartland have been cut in half, as crude coming from Canada
and North Dakota has pushed U.S. Midwest refining activity to record levels. In 2016, Midwest refining capacity rose to 3.9 million barrels per
day (bpd) of crude, the highest annual volume on record.
Midwest refiners such as Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:MPC), Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX), BP (LON:BP) PLC and Husky Energy have
invested billions of dollars on new units capable of turning sludgy crude from Canada into gasoline and diesel. Investments in the Dakota
Access Pipeline and other avenues have helped bring in shale oil from North Dakota.
Special News
Gold Prices Down In Asia on Monday As Dollar Gains
Gold prices fell in Asia on Monday as the dollar showed strong gains after Japan's Premier Shinzo
Abe resoundingly won re-election, signalling continued easy policy.
Gold futures for December delivery fell 0.24% to $1,277.39 a troy ounce on the Comex division of
the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Overnight, gold prices fell on Friday, pressured lower by the stronger U.S. dollar which was boosted after President Donald Trump's plans
to overhaul the tax code cleared a critical hurdle.
The dollar rose on Friday, making gold more expensive for holders of other currencies, after Senate Republicans approved a budget
measure that will allow them to pursue tax cuts without support from the Democratic Party.
Crude Oil Gains In Asia On Momentum From Drop In U.S. Rig Count
Crude prices gained in Asia on Monday as rig count figures out of the U.S. aided sentiment on the
supply outlook.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 0.42% to $52.06 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent
crude futures, the benchmark for oil prices outside the U.S., gained 0.28% to $57.91 a barrel.
Last week, oil prices settled higher in see-saw trade on Friday, as political tensions in the Kurdistan region continued to disrupt crude
supplies. Oil exports from Iraq's Kurdistan towards the Turkish port of Ceyhan were flowing at average rates of 216,000 barrels per day
versus the usual flows of 600,000 bpd, a shipping source said.
Commodity Buzz
Gold Eases Near Two Week Low, US Equities Hit Fresh High
Gold has given back its latest spree of gains yet again. Strength in the US dollar is hurting the metal yet again after the commodity edged
up near $1300 per ounce earlier last week. US dollar index surged after media reports stated that the US Republican-controlled Senate has
passed a budget blueprint. Dollar index ended at 93.60 levels right now, up 0.55% on the day. COMEX Gold slipped to $1281 per ounce
following this, down 0.64% on the day. These are the lowest levels in two weeks for the metal. MCX Gold futures dropped around 0.40% to
close at Rs 29560 per 10 gram levels. The metal rose impressively in the Muhurat session, adding 0.34% to end at Rs 29670 per 10 grams.
COMEX Gold recovered from a one week low earlier amid escalating global geopolitical worries and bargain hunting. Gold had dropped
recently as a failure to hold around its three week high at $1300 per ounce hurt the sentiments. However, sentiments turned around
yesterday after North Korea threatened to stage an unimaginable strike on the US amid tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile
programs, according to media reports
World number two miner Rio Tinto announced in its third quarter production results last week that its copper production in the third quarter
declined by 3% to 120,600 tonnes. The Anglo-Australian giant stated that lower copper head grades at the Rio Tinto Kennecott mine in the
US and its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold operation in Mongolia triggered the drop in output, according to media reports. Rio also trimmed its
copper production guidance for the year to between 460,000 and 480,000 tonnes compared to previous estimates of 500550,000 thous-
and tonnes in 2017.
Gold MCX
Technically Gold market is under short covering as market has witnessed drop RESISTANCE 2 29679
in open interest by 10.22% to settled at 6086 while prices up 3 rupees.
RESISTANCE 1 29619
Now MCX Gold is getting support at 29517 and below same could see a test of
29475 levels and resistance is now likely to be seen at 29619, a move above
PIVOT 29577
could see prices testing 29679.
Technically Crude Oil market is under short covering as market has RESISTANCE 2 3414.67
witnessed drop in open interest by 11.98% to settled at 7255 while
prices up 14 rupees.
RESISTANCE 1 3393.33
Now MCX Crude oil is getting support at 3336.33 and below same could
see a test of 3300.67 levels and resistance is now likely to be seen at
3393.33, a move above could see prices testing 3414.67.
PIVOT 3357.667
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